In early 1964, the Beatles were little known in the United States. On November 29th, a documentary will be released depicting the Liverpool group's arrival in New York that changed that. Even with Beatlemania already having taken over England, the group was not featured and had no songs on the country's most played music charts.
However, this changed when, in February 1964, John Lennon , Paul McCartney, George Harrison , and Ringo Starr landed in America. The group participated in a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show . At the time, the broadcast reached 73 million homes. Thus, in less than 48 hours, American youth culture became obsessed with Beatlemania.
New documentary illustrates the arrival of the Beatles in the United States.
The film, titled Beatles '64, features rare footage of the group filmed by renowned documentary filmmakers Albert and David Maysles . It has been restored in 4K for this new presentation. Furthermore, it was produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by David Tedeschi .
In it we will find the performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, the band's first show in the USA, in Washington. Both remixed by Giles Martin , who has worked on several Beatles reissues in recent years.
In addition to archival footage of the Beatles talking and performing, new interviews with McCartney and Starr are included in the upcoming film. Fans also talk about the impact they saw the Beatles have during the turbulent first months of their arrival in the United States.
The documentary attempts to uncover the impact this performance had on the life and culture of the country. It inspired young people who ended up revolutionizing rock music in the 60s and 80s. Ultimately, this impact continues to this day.
